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08-30-2002, 10:42 PM

Wow, I didn't think I'd get all these replies so soon.

Right after I posted this, someone from the mechanics shop wanted to buy my car. He hasn't called back, but 1) he sounded kinda shady and 2) I don't really want to sell it anyway. To answer your questions (in outline form...haha):

I) There is nothing really wrong with my car. It usually runs great, actually. I just think I'm terribly unlucky when it comes to all things automobile:
a) One time I was driving behind a pickup truck and I started to get this uneasy feeling. I was about to switch lanes when all of a sudden, a steel-plated front door comes flying out of the bed and straight at me. I jerked the wheel as far right as I could and the corner of the door smashed into the side mirror and fender and slid across the top. (Would have gone through the windshield had I not reacted in time.)
b) Less than a month after I got it serviced at the dealership (*cough* waste of money *cough*), the radiator hose leaked and my car overheated. I was driving in the middle of a big construction zone with absolutely nowhere to pull over. Warped a cylinder or two while driving the engine hot and it was in the shop for a month.
c) Paint started fading on the driver's door and also the side moldings. Got those painted. Twice.
d) I rear-ended one of my best friends (ironically, on our way to a car show) and did frame damage to both cars. Another bit of irony...I didn't get a ticket because I was the fourth car in the accident.
e) At 5:00 in the morning, when I am sleeping! , some kid who lived one street over (who turned down my street to go to work) apparently fell asleep at the wheel and came crashing up onto my driveway through my mailbox and smashed my dad's truck and my rear bumper. In the shop again.
I think there might be a few more things (which can be found on my webpage through my profile, if you care to look), but those are the major ones. There's got to be some bad luck in there somewhere!

II) It was just in the shop a few days ago because the camber kit I ordered was defective only on the front driver's side! I needed a new one, plus an alignment.

III) If I end up trading it in, it WILL NOT be for a Civic. It will most likely be for an Accord LX or non-type-s RSX so I can get the manual transmission and have room for improvements. Plus, that's the only thing that fits in the budget. (The V6 Accord is awesome, but too expensive)

IV) I would SO LOVE to be a trust fund baby!! I started off with that comment because I know many of you pay for your own cars and I didn't want to come off sounding like a spoiled brat or something: I am far from that.

Thanks, and Sorry for making this so long!!

08-30-2002, 10:42 PM	#7
richmclaren Posts: n/a	Wow, I didn't think I'd get all these replies so soon. Right after I posted this, someone from the mechanics shop wanted to buy my car. He hasn't called back, but 1) he sounded kinda shady and 2) I don't really want to sell it anyway. To answer your questions (in outline form...haha): I) There is nothing really wrong with my car. It usually runs great, actually. I just think I'm terribly unlucky when it comes to all things automobile: a) One time I was driving behind a pickup truck and I started to get this uneasy feeling. I was about to switch lanes when all of a sudden, a steel-plated front door comes flying out of the bed and straight at me. I jerked the wheel as far right as I could and the corner of the door smashed into the side mirror and fender and slid across the top. (Would have gone through the windshield had I not reacted in time.) b) Less than a month after I got it serviced at the dealership (cough waste of money cough), the radiator hose leaked and my car overheated. I was driving in the middle of a big construction zone with absolutely nowhere to pull over. Warped a cylinder or two while driving the engine hot and it was in the shop for a month. c) Paint started fading on the driver's door and also the side moldings. Got those painted. Twice. d) I rear-ended one of my best friends (ironically, on our way to a car show) and did frame damage to both cars. Another bit of irony...I didn't get a ticket because I was the fourth car in the accident. e) At 5:00 in the morning, when I am sleeping! , some kid who lived one street over (who turned down my street to go to work) apparently fell asleep at the wheel and came crashing up onto my driveway through my mailbox and smashed my dad's truck and my rear bumper. In the shop again. I think there might be a few more things (which can be found on my webpage through my profile, if you care to look), but those are the major ones. There's got to be some bad luck in there somewhere! II) It was just in the shop a few days ago because the camber kit I ordered was defective only on the front driver's side! I needed a new one, plus an alignment. III) If I end up trading it in, it WILL NOT be for a Civic. It will most likely be for an Accord LX or non-type-s RSX so I can get the manual transmission and have room for improvements. Plus, that's the only thing that fits in the budget. (The V6 Accord is awesome, but too expensive) IV) I would SO LOVE to be a trust fund baby!! I started off with that comment because I know many of you pay for your own cars and I didn't want to come off sounding like a spoiled brat or something: I am far from that. Thanks, and Sorry for making this so long!!